Comments on: Study: Consumers Lack Confidence in Diesel

By: Otus scops

Otus scops — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 12:05:35 +0000

who matters about north-american consumers opinion??? their are the bigest polluters of the world and an low average general culture. why should we listten them??? like ADVILL and Texas Diesel said diesel is an excellent alternative. now, diesel engines are the most developed piece of technologie in automobile industry. I agree with front bumper.

By: front bumper

front bumper — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 02:51:02 +0000

With all of the alternative Diesel fuels on the horizon, why not a hybrid diesel? If we can get diesel from other sources, isn’t this the way to go? Where else can we get gasoline? I am for a Diesel plug-in.

By: Texas Diesel

Texas Diesel — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 18:18:51 +0000

I live in Texas and I drive a diesel, got a problem w/ that? I didn't think so!

Clean diesel is a positive step in the right direction. It makes sense to pair a diesel engine w/ hybrid technology. This combination makes more sense when you use biodiesel. The ICE needs to go away.

By: ADVILL

ADVILL — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 13:17:05 +0000

This perception is very " americana" travelers knows that Europe and Others moves on diesel.

If US moves only 30% of the new car to diesel the country can liberate the equivalent of the daily importation of oil from Venezuela or Saudi Arabia in 3 years....

By: dieselaspirer

dieselaspirer — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 06:24:53 +0000

Both texes are right. It explains alot knowing that the very purpose of the invention of diesel engines in the late 1800′s was to create something better and more efficient than the gasoline engine. Diesel engines are proven to be much more efficient, both because of the design of the engine and the diesel fuel it uses (diesel fuel…or even vegetable oil for that matter… are composed of much longer hydrocarbon molecules, which contain much more potential energy. Diesel engines (even the “dirty” diesel engines as opposed to “clean diesel”) burn much cleaner as well. The infamous black soot that is sometimes coughed out of the exaust is essentially pure carbon, which is completely harmless to the environment. Gas emissions are simply perceived to be cleaner because it is invisible to the naked eye. Gas emissions also emit more harmful gases to the ozone because it is less efficient in burning the fuel in the first place. Let’s just face it. Diesel beats Gas any day of the week.

By: Tony

Tony — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 18:44:37 +0000

Since the problem is perception, the answer seems obvious. Branding. So-called "clean diesel" is different from "regular" diesel, so why not just call it something else? Here are some suggestions:

"Greenel"
"Greenoline"
"Texas Green Tea"

Any others?

By: HybridTexas

HybridTexas — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 18:22:03 +0000

Diesel engines are a large answer to getting “us out of that dependence cesspool” of foreign oil. You can run many, many oils and even used hamburger grease (lots of filtering required) in a diesel with only a few hundred dollars of retrofit. If you process the grease (you can buy kits for garage use ~$800) you can make B95 biodiesel and simply pump it in your tank like regular diesel. As someone has already make reference; the best combo would be a diesel-electric hybrid (running on biodiesel). By the way garage, made biodiesel costs the maker about $0.75/gallon assuming he gets the grease free.

By: Putin

Putin — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 14:11:18 +0000

I doubt you’re either a Chevy purchaser, or from Texas, Comrade. American consumers are far from ignorant. and America, as it always does, will lead the way in moving to the future by developing and purchasing the best available automotive powertrain technology that’s out there. Diesel isn’t it, although I’m glad it’s cleaning up its act. Europe ought to get on the hybrid technology bandwagon now, and await the finishing touches being placed on fuel-cell technology. Let the terrorists drink and drown in their oil. Diesel doesn’t get us out of that dependence cesspool that we find ourselves unfortunately in now.

By: ChevTex

ChevTex — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 03:56:23 +0000

How about Hybrid-Diesel Powertrains. Its time for some serious lobbying and marketing action to happen to teach the ignorant American folk. That there is better technology out there then their precious Gasoline Engines.

forget your Inefficient V8 Gasoline engines.